ATA Getting Northwest DC10s
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Kev3188
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Whoa! Good luck with that....
I thought the idea of fleet renewal was to improve economics?
I thought the idea of fleet renewal was to improve economics?
jenny@nw
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They are probably dazzled by the unique feature: "disco lights"......
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I don't know if the ATA story is true, but I do know that OMNI international has bought some NWA scabby DC-10 junkers for their fleet.
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Remind me not to fly OMNI. These -10s are approaching 25 years or so, so they have to be dirt cheap. I guess if you really need a plane and don't have much money. just my thoughts.......
I doubt they are buying the PW JT-9 powered DC-10-10's. Those are already in the desert. I'm sure if they buy anything it would be the recently retired DC-10-30's with the GE CF-6 engines.
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ThirdSeatHero
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While any aircraft maintained in a sub-standard fashion( read scabs here ) is certainly to be avoided, Long Beach, Douglas BATTLECRUISERS with proper maintenance, are unstoppable!
The P&W-powered DC-10 was the -40, not the -10 (which has GE engines as does the -30)
IIRC, NW and JL were the only original customers for the -40. Yes, the ex-NW -40s have already been retired. NW's soon-to-be-gone -30s (all secondhand) run the gamut of the DC-10 production line, having been built as long ago as 1974 or as recently as 1988.
You are right. I believe NWA ordered them (-40) when they were actually a -20, but the then CEO wanted them to be a special version, hence the designation -40. I don't think any other airline ended up with a -40 version.
ThirdSeatHero
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Just one other airline, JAL.
DC-10-40 : First long-range version, fitted with Pratt & Whitney JT9D engines. Originally designated DC-10-20, this model was renamed DC-10-40 after a special request from Northwest Airlines for marketing purposes. Northwest felt that customers perceived the -40 series designation to be more advanced. This US-carrier and JAL were the only airlines to order the series 40. Produced from 1972.
